Using a story to teach words and practise questions.

This technique is useful for introducing new language items in the context of a story and for practising questions:

1. Write the target language on the board. Just leave them there; don't teach or explain them.
2. Introduce the characters of a story using photos or drawings.
3. Tell an anecdote.
4. When you get to a word just before one of the language items you want to present, pause and wait for students to call out the right item from the list on the board.
5. When they get it right, repeat that section of the story yourself with the correct item. Then continue with the rest of the story, pausing before each new item.
6. When you get to the end, start the story again and tell them to ask you questions to stop you from finishing the story.
7. Then sts can do that with each other for their own short stories!